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No brewery works in a silo. Brewers Association staff, including Chief Economist Bart Watson, keep close tabs on the statistics and trends that affect the entire craft brewing community. Keep up with the latest numbers to ensure the success and growth of your business using the resources in this category.

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The New Brewer: Industry Review Issue

Overview

Paul Gatza and Bart Watson

Craft brewers continued many of the 2018 trends through 2019, but the future now has a giant question mark for many breweries in the era of COVID-19.

Industry Review Issue

For the May/June 2020 The New Brewer, we provide both a current look at the ways the pandemic has affected craft breweries and a look back at 2019.Read More

This issue is brought to you by Atlas Copco

Insights & Analysis

The On-Premise Is Reopening. Now What?

On-premise business is beginning to reopen. This post explores some of the new data points showing what things might look like over the next few months.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Insights & Analysis

Are Americans Drinking More? Probably Not.

Are Americans really drinking more? The answer: possibly a tiny bit, but these answers are much less clear than many articles have made them out to be.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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2020 State of the Craft Brewing Industry

CBC Online 2020 Bart Watson

Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson overviews the main statistics and trends in the craft brewing industry in 2019. The talk covers high level trends in craft brewing, similar to the State of the Industry session presented by Bart Watson …Read More

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Insights & Analysis

Craft Brewing Growth 2019: Methodology

The Brewers Association released our topline 2019 craft growth numbers today. This post is just a reminder about how we collect our data and a few thoughts.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Insights & Analysis

Brewery Sales Dropping Sharply, Many Set to Close

Last week, the Brewers Association launched a second survey designed to gauge the impact the current crisis on small brewers. Here are the results.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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Insights & Analysis

The Coming Economic Challenges Facing Craft Brewers

Brewers Association Chief Economist Bart Watson delves into some of the potential short- and long-term economic impacts of the novel coronavirus on craft beer.Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

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The Hop Pendulum: A History of the American Hops Market

The hops market has distinct cycles driven by supply and demand. A brief look at the history of American hops can help brewers understand this pendulum. Read More

Economist

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association, is a stats geek, beer lover, and Certified Cicerone®. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where in addition to his dissertation, he completed a comprehensive survey of Bay Area brewpubs one pint at a time. You can follow him on Twitter @BrewersStats.

See Bart's Articles
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